Sri Lanka's new government on Thursday said it was cutting ties with sex scandal plagued ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn after paying him USD 750,000 for being an advisor to attract foreign investment.

Unable to get the crucial insurance bill passed in the Rajya Sabha, the government has decided to bring all bills to convert recently promulgated Ordinances into Acts first in the Lok Sabha, where it has absolute majority.

JD(U) President Sharad Yadav on Saturday criticised the BJP-led NDA government for its move to invite foreign investment in a host of key sectors saying there was no difference between this and the previous Congress-led UPA government.

More than 6,000 Kuwaitis protested today against government corruption, demanding better services, transparency in government and an economic revival in the Gulf Arab country that was once one of the region`s most attractive for foreign investment.